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MetaHuman Creator is a tool created by the company Epic Games, made available to game developers and film professionals. With the tool you can create ultra-realistic characters, with movements, voice, accent and expressions. MetaHuman became a rage to see its virtual reality version on TikTok.

According to Epic, you can use the MetaHuman tool with current motion capture and animation techniques, resulting in realistic movements.

Several internet users, even if they are not professionals, have used the tool as a way to have fun on social networks like TikTok, for example, through ready-made characters

Creation process

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Epic Games published a video on YouTube, where you can see the process and operation of the
tool. With it, you can change the shape, color, volume and texture just by altering precise points on the characters' faces. The user can apply makeup, eyelashes, change the shape of the jaw, raise or lower the character's eyebrows or also change the height of the ears. It is possible to adapt the character to different styles. And it also has an incredible function, where it is possible to create wrinkles in a more natural way.

The creation process can take weeks to complete, but according to the company,
the tool optimizes and can be created in less than an hour.

Means of use

Another fact about the tool is that the program is cloud-based. You can access it directly from any browser without needing powerful hardware.

Once the creation is complete, it can be exported and downloaded to an Unreal Engine app.

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If you want to get started immediately with Unreal Engine, the company offers more than 50 MetaHumans ready for download and use in projects, directly from Quixel Bridge.

Purpose of the tool

The creation of ultra-realistic people for audiovisual purposes became the main objective of the developed tool. It can be used for any type of content.

It is good to remember that MetaHuman was not developed with the intention of “deceiving”, but rather to be used for cinematographic purposes.

Curiosities

The company Epic Games is well known for creating the game Fortnite.

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The MetaHuman tool uses the Unreal Engine graphics engine, which is one of the most popular today used in many games and on several different platforms.